Japan To Test IMO-Compliant Bunker Fuel From Refiners on Coastal Ships Soon
A recent report by Platts from Tokyo says that Japan's transport ministry intends to run a trial soon to use bunker fuel from local refiners that complies with International Maritime Organization's new sulfur limit...
Argus launches IMO 2020-compliant assessments for Zhoushan, China
According to a PR Newswire article, the global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has launched two price assessments for marine fuels delivered to Zhoushan in east China, following an agreement with the...
WinGD Launches Low Speed Engines in Response To Increasing Eco-engine Demand
WinGD (Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd.) has introduced three new low-speed, two-stroke engines that are capable of operating on low emission fuels in response to the growing demand for more efficient and reliable marine...
China Launches Rocket From Yellow Sea for the First Time
China successfully launched a rocket from a ship at sea for the first time on Wednesday 05th June, the latest step forward in its ambitious space program, reports The Japan Times.
The ambitious space launch
The...
Restored 19th-century German Wooden Sailing Ship Sinks After Collision
Elbe No 5, restored at a cost of €1.5m, sunk after it collided with container vessel near Hamburg, reports The Guardian.
What happened?
Recently restored wooden sailing ship Elbe No 5 has sunk after colliding with...
Bunker Tester VPS Sees Wide Range of 0.5% Sulphur Fuel Viscosity
Bunker testing laboratory VPS sees a wide viscosity range in the samples it has seen so far of new cleaner marine fuel blends for use when the International Maritime Organization's global sulfur limit drops...
IMO 2020 Set To Raise Iron Ore Freight Rates
Iron ore freight rates might face an increase between iron ore producers Brazil, Australia and Indonesia, to the largest importer China with IMO 2020 implementation.
Ships switching to lower sulfur fuels from typical...
Number of Ship Total Losses Lowest in a Century
During the annual Safety and Shipping Review, it was mentioned that 2,698 shipping incidents tallied by Allianz were just 1% lower than in 2017.
Allianz said 46 large ships over 100 gross tons were...
Weekly Maritime Security Report- Week 20, 2019
Protection Vessel International has released the Maritime Security Report for Week 20 of 2019. The report formulated on 4th June 2019 highlights the various security breaches that have happened over the past week.
Brazil: Robbers board...
Crush Incident Involving a Falling Hatch Cover on General Cargo Vessel
According to an accident investigation report into the marine accident by the UK government highlights what happened, safety lessons learned and recommendations to avoid incidents that cause loss of human lives.
What happened?
A crewman from...